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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Gift Cards are NO GOOD!

Thanks to my buddy JoJo on the Radio here on Energy 101.5, I heard this weekend that there are a BUNCH of stores closing their doors tout suite here, and your Gift Cards MAY become nothing but a chunk of plastic!

This happened to a business in my home town too, that sold memberships for tanning (minutes) right up to the day they closed the doors! How can you put your head on your pillow at night? That's $40 for 150 minutes, thanks! Without a glimmer of info that you will have to use all 150 minutes up by tomorrow. That's such a crime that a business can do that. I hope the planners (scammers) that came up with that plan get bad Karma.

Here is the list that JoJo gave me to share with you, of stores closing their doors. Please note that this IS NOT Calgary specific, and some is all US Store chains. But still...

Circuit City stores... most recent (? how many) Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered Lane Bryant,, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 store nationwideEddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January (including Calgary downtown)Cache will close all storesTalbot’s closing down all storesJ. Jill closing all storesGAP closing 85 storesFootlocker closing 140 stores more to close after JanuaryWicks Furniture closing downLevitz closing down remaining storesBombay closing remaining storesSales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.Whitehall closing all storesPiercing Pagoda closing all storesDisney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ (New Brunswick)Macys to close 9 stores after JanuaryLinens and Things closing all storesMovie Galley Closing all storesPacific Sunware closing storesPep Boys Closing 33 storesSprint/ Nextel closing 133 storesJC Penney closing a number of stores after JanuaryEthan Allen closing down 12 stores.Wilson Leather closing down all storesSharper Image closing down all storesK B Toys closing 356 storesLowes to close down some storesDillard's to close some stores